Man arrested after fleeing traffic stop

Posted: Monday, October 22, 2007

The driver of a Jeep Wrangler fled on foot after an officer pulled the Jeep over Saturday for driving with one headlight, Athens-Clarke police said.

Justin Thomas Conley, 19, of 1055 Baxter St., was pulled over by police at the intersection of Epps Bridge Road and Epps Bridge Parkway at 11:25 p.m. when an officer spotted him driving with a headlight out.

After stopping the car, police say Conley ran on foot while a passenger remained in the Jeep. Several officers and a K-9 unit spent the next 20 minutes searching for Conley at a nearby apartment complex, where he eventually was apprehended and arrested.

Conley faced outstanding warrants in Oconee County, police said, and was charged with obstruction of law enforcement in the incident.